South sudan maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library. Share of households depending primarily on agriculture and livestock part, based on small, handcultivated units oft en farmed by womenheaded households. This view, of course, is unacceptable to nonmuslims in southern sudan, whose struggle to resist religious repression led to the decadeslong civil war in the country glickman 2000. A separate conflict that remained unresolved centred on the darfur region in western sudan. Stay on top of south sudan s latest developments on the ground with al jazeeras factbased news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. Pdf south sudan struggle for independence, and its. Each state is headed by a governor and administrative areas are. It is bordered to the east by ethiopia, to the north by sudan, to the west by the central african republic, to the south west by democratic republic of the congo, to the south by uganda and to the south east by kenya. This map shows the human mobility network tracked by dtms flow monitoring registry in south sudan and between south sudan and neighbouring countries, based on interviews carried out at 39 flow monitoring points between 01022020 and 25032020. South sudans feuding leaders announce unity deal, amid war crimes report. South sudan geological map download pdf version here geological map and mineral occurrences of jubek state.
Sudan was divided in 2011 into northern sudan, officially the republic of the sudan, with a predominantly arab population and south sudan, officially the republic of south sudan, formerly the southern part of the country see the red demarcation line. Michael izady for the atlas of the islamic world and vicinity new york, columbia university, gulf 2000 project. South sudan unity state detailed transport map jan 20. The landlocked nation of south sudan, officially the republic of south sudan, is located in eastcentral africa surrounded by ethiopia, sudan, central african republic, the democratic republic of the congo, uganda, and kenya.
Igadplus is the proposed bridge between an african solution approach and concerted highlevel, wider international engagement. Within the region are numerous territories, including the republic of south africa a successor country to the union of south africa. The information shown on this map does not imply official recognition or. Geographically, south sudan is not part of the sudan region at all the sahel, forming as it does part of subsaharan africa. On saturday, july 9, 2011, southern sudan became the independent country of south sudan. After seven years of civil war, the president of south sudan and his chief foe said they had agreed to form a. Ali, viceroy of egypt under the ottoman empire, the southern sudan was plundered for slaves. Maps of sudan or its subcategories sudan on a map created more than 70 years ago category. Southern sudan 1951 seasonal cattle movements southern sudan. Distribution of ethnic groups in southern sudan refworld. Southern sudan has a very heterogeneous population, with some 117 different languages and 50 2 ethnic groups, it resembles traditional african heritage althaus, 1999. By the end of the 19th century the sudan was under britishegyptian rule. If the map shows category to use sudan on a recently created map category. Simplified geological and mineral occurrence map of south sudan download pdf version here geological map of the southern sudan download pdf version here.
In response, the government equipped and supported arab militiaswhich came. All infographs, maps and their accompanying texts, statistics and data that are hosted by this gulf2000 web site are original, authored and produced by dr. South sudan was settled by many of its current ethnic groups during the 15th19th centuries. Rights violations in the april 2010 sudan elections hrw. It became independent from sudan in 2011 after a civil war and a referendum in favour of secession. Less than a year after the old greater sudan split into the northern republic of sudan and the new republic of south sudanor north and south sudan, for claritythe two countries were again in a state of war. Military regimes favoring islamicoriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the uk in 1956. South sudan has an area of about 644 330 km2 the exact area still needs to be confirmed, representing around 30 percent of pre2011 sudan. Sudan maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library online.
Distribution of ethnic groups in southern sudan ethnic. Sudan and south sudans merging conflicts crisis group. The history of south sudan comprises the history of the territory of presentday south sudan and the peoples inhabiting the region. South sudan seceded from the republic of sudan in 2011. South sudan geography, climate and population geography south sudan is the newest country in africa. Below we introduce several of the factors that contributed to the spikes of violence over the course of the conflict. Administrative map of south sudan new and correct map of the republic of. The states of and administrative areas are grouped into the three former historical provinces of the sudan. This is the culmination of a sixyear process that ended a long, brutal civil war that caused the deaths of millions. Oxford university press for the institute of race relations, 1970.
Sudanese conflict in south kordofan and blue nile wikipedia. Sudan maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library. This series covers khartoum and a few parts of north and northeast sudan 1. South sudan population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. A detailed survey of the bor and the jo luo, two indigenous groups in the southern region of sudan. Map closure of unmis unmis wound up its operations on 9 july 2011 with the completion of the interim period agreed on by the government of sudan and sudan peoples liberation movement in the comprehensive peace agreement cpa, signed on 9 january 2005. South sudan, officially the republic of south sudan, is a landlocked country located in eastcentral africa. Social scientists in sudan and south sudan have also turned their critical attention to colonial administrators,10 development and humanitarian practitioners,11 lobby groups,12 and their own discipline. Sudan was between the southern sudan people and the government and started a year before the independence of the country waa declared in 1956.
Since gaining independence from sudan on july 9, 2011, south sudan has confronted a number of humanitarian challenges, including population movements and returnee integration. Since civil war broke out in south sudan in december 20, over 50,000 people have been killedpossibly as many as 383,000, according to a recent estimateand nearly four. The conference is the capstone to the sptp project that during its implementation, mapped the 10 state capitals, giving the government of southern sudan goss its first unified series of maps. Due to decades of civil war and neglect by the northern government, southern sudan has suffered. Badal, the rise and fall of separatism in southern sudan, african affairs 75, 301 1976, pp. The first centers on interlocking rebellions in sudan, including those in darfur and southern sudan, and engulfs northern uganda, eastern chad, and northeastern central african republic. The 32 federal states of the republic of south sudan. Central intelligence agency unless otherwise indicated. Large detailed map of south sudan with cities and towns click to see large. Paguot thudan is a landlocked country in eastcentral africa. South sudan maps maps of south sudan ontheworldmap. Republic of the sudan, ministry of agriculture and natural resources, southern region, 19831986. Under the terms of a peace agreement signed on 22 february 2020, south sudan is divided into 10 states, two administrative areas and one area with special administrative status. If you are interested in sudan, south sudan, and the geography of africa, our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need.
The sudanese conflict in south kordofan and blue nile, also referred to by some media as the third sudanese civil war, is an ongoing armed conflict in the sudanese southern states of south kordofan and blue nile between the sudanese army saf and sudan peoples liberation movementnorth splmn, a northern affiliate of the sudan peoples liberation movement splm in south sudan. This map aims only to support the work of the humanitarian community. Years of international efforts to bring an end to decades of conflict by helping to. Her research and publications since 2001 have focused on the historical and contemporary role of chiefs in southern sudan, and related issues of governance, state.
This map shows towns, villages, main roads, secondary roads, tracks in south. The nubian sandstone aquifer system is shared by sudan, egypt and libya. Old maps of sudan or its subcategories history of sudan on a recently created map category. With an area of almost 29% of sudan, the system is the countrys most important aquifer. It is bordered to the east by ethiopia, to the north by sudan, to the west by the central african republic, to the southwest by democratic republic of the congo, to the south by uganda and to the south east by kenya. South sudan the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the united nations. Conflict in south sudan and the challenges ahead congressional research service 1 background south sudan emerged in 2011 as the worlds newest country, and one of its least developed. Southern africa is the southernmost region of the african continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Republic of sudan and the new republic of south sudan or north and south sudan, for claritythe two countries were again in a state of war. After almost 40 years of war between the sudan government and southern insurgents, southern sudanese voted in a january 2011 referendum to secede from sudan. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the united nations. The land itself is a combination of swamp, grasslands, and tropical forests and covers 239,285 square miles 619,745 square kilometers of surface area, which ranks 43 rd. Her research and publications since 2001 have focused on the historical and contemporary role of chiefs in southern sudan, and related issues of governance, statesociety relations and political and judicial cultures. A history of south sudan south sudan is the worlds youngest independent country.
South sudan has an area of about 644 330 km2 the exact. Jun 30, 2010 this 32page report documents numerous rights violations across sudan by both northern and southern authorities in the period leading up to, during, and following the april elections. South sudan food and agriculture organization of the united. It is a large political map of africa that also shows many of the continents physical features in color or shaded relief. Elevation map of south sudan topographic map altitude map. South sudan map geography of south sudan map of south.
Ongoing conflict in sudan s two areas of blue nile and southern kordofan continues to result in refugee flows into south sudan, straining scarce resources. Years of international efforts to bring an end to decades of conflict by helping to negotiate the comprehensive peace agreement cpa of 2005 and the later. All the major aquifers and their annual recharge and abstractions are shown in table 3. This page shows the elevationaltitude information of south sudan, including elevation map, topographic map, narometric pressure, longitude and latitude. Despite land availability for farming, manual land preparation limits the area. Sudan and south sudan on a large wall map of africa. National and state boundaries based on russian sudan map series, 1. The conflict began in 2003 when rebels launched an insurrection to protest what they contended was the sudanese governments disregard for the western region and its nonarab population. In 2011, a referendum was proposed on whether south sudan should separate and declare independence from sudan. Map is showing sudan, formerly africas largest country. Established in 2011 after two wars, south sudan has since reverted to a state of devastating civil strife.
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